Odd signs.....

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LollyKat wrote: 17 Sep 2021, 9:36am I read it as “Beware - dogs chase wheelchairs here”!
Dog is far too passive for that :lol:
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Here's another very odd sign
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At least this 40 tonne lorry driver thought so especially as his lorry became stuck. There are certainly odd signs on twisty "C" roads :wink: .
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/aawTu8oJuD7tcfuR7

I rode past it today.

I'm thinking it's a disabled person walking a dog?

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WheelChairFreedom.jpg
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That person is enabled by the wheelchair.
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[XAP]Bob wrote: 16 Sep 2021, 8:10pm That is the active wheelchair user logo, which is far nicer than the static ISO ones...

https://accessibleicon.org

Given that it is an Australian style sign I wonder if there is a wheelchair user who lives locally who has had issues with motorists being idiots?
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The 'bath chair' or wheel chair is simply a chair with wheels on to transport a person from one place to another - much like a motor car really - its presence has no bearing on the person's ability.
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Except that use of a wheelchair is significantly harder and less convenient than walking... so if walking is an option then people won't use a chair.

However using the chair opens up a world of possibility when walking isn't an option - it took me about 45 minutes to get bread and milk from the supermarket using walking poles (and I knew where both were) - I can do a full shop in 15 using my chair (but then I am an orangutan, so I can still reach the top shelf :mrgreen: )


I'd never heard them referred to as a bath chair... that's a bit of history I learnt today.
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